EpilepsyDiagnosis.org

The ILAE welcomes you to EpilepsyDiagnosis.org, a cutting edge online diagnostic manual
of the epilepsies.

Goal

The goal of epilepsydiagnosis.org is to make
available, in an easy to understand form, latest concepts relating to
seizures and the epilepsies. The principle goal is to assist
clinicians who look after people with epilepsy anywhere in the world
to diagnose seizure type(s), epilepsy type, diagnose epilepsy
syndromes and define the etiology of the epilepsy. The site is
principally designed for clinicians in primary and secondary care
settings caring for people with epilepsy and we hope will also serve
as a useful teaching aid.

Structure

The structure of this site reflects the importance of seizure
type, epilepsy type, syndrome, and etiology in clinical practice. On this website,
you will find current classification concepts for seizures, with their
clinical features, video examples, EEG correlate, differential
diagnosis and related epilepsy type, epilepsy syndrome and etiology. Epilepsy syndromes are
detailed by their clinical features, seizure types, EEG, imaging and
genetic correlates and differential diagnoses. The site includes
sections on etiologies of epilepsies and epilepsy imitators with
cross-referencing between these sections and seizure and syndrome
sections.

Videos

A short and instantaneous registration process is required to
view videos on this site, and this is open to anyone, anywhere in the
world with an internet connection. Individuals with seizures
or epilepsy imitating conditions and their families have
kindly given consent for videos to be freely available in this way.

Further development

You will notice that there are some sections that do not have video
examples as yet, notably Epilepsy Imitators, and some text
sections that require expansion. The ILAE will continue to develop
EpilepsyDiagnosis.org and add further videos and text over time.

Please have a look EpilepsyDiagnosis.org, use it for your own
education, for teaching and let colleagues, patients and families know
about the resources on this site. We would be very grateful if you
could complete the survey on the Give
Feedback page. This will help us in our further development of this
continually evolving site. Future plans include developing continuing
medical education (CME) packages linked to the site and providing
downloadable information for people with epilepsy, their families and
carers.

Acknowledgement

The website has been developed in partnership with eResearch at
the University of Melbourne, Australia.